Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2178, Edward Dowers, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Downs, Edward
S. 2178
CONTENTS
carded

ad at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th Feb 1838 from 4 Sept 1838 4 March 1839. agt notice 2nd 1839
Issued as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1840. as Notified 30. Sept 1841
New Jersey
610
Edward H. ss 30612 of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Shell of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the New Jersey line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of May 1836 and sent W. C. P. Shinn House of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $150.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept, 15.00 $165.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Madison Clerk, Book CQ Vol. 3 Page 124

State of New Jersey Gloucester County ss On this Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally ap peared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas of the said County of Gloucester now sitting, Edward Dowers of the Township of Hamilton in the said County of Gloucester age of eighty years and up wards, who being duly sworn according to law, doth upon his solemn oath, make the following declaration in order to ob tain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names Officers, and served as herein stated —
That is to say in the Month of May 1776 he entered as a private in a company commanded by Capt Robert Snell in Col Richard Somers Regiment, was quartered at Somers Point at the mouth of Great Egg Harbor River, and remained in the service one Month, and was discharged
He next entered as a private in the Month of November 1776 in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Snell in Col Somers Regiment, the company marched from Mayslanding by Blue Anchor to Had donfield where we were quartered and remained
Known by David Somers
Proved by David Somers Edward Dowers M c Stewart

remained about a week or ten days, we were then commanded by Col Joseph Ellis, from Haddonfield we Marched to Mount Holly, where we remained until driven out from that place by the Hessians, we then retreated back to Haddonfield, where we remained a few days, from there we Marched to Bordentown, where we remain- ed until the night before the Battle at Trenton, which happened within a few days not more than three or four - We Marched that night or morning to Trenton, and was in the Battle there the next day, during the battle a man named Forrest Belangee belonging to our company was Mortally Wounded, and died that night or next morning - that night about ten or Eleven O'clock we left Trenton and moved on to Princeton and was in the Battle at that place the next day - after the Battle at Princeton we Marched through the country by Millstone Somerset and other places to Morristown where we went into Winter quarters and remained till sometime in the Month of March early in the Month, when we Marched from there through Princeton, Trenton, Bordentown Burlington, and Coopers ferry and down the River to Red Bank where we remain- ed until the forepart of April when we were discharged and returned home after being

being in the service at least four months and a half
Proved by David Jones 3 Bower
He next entered in a company commanded by Capt Japhet Clark in Col Ellis Regiment this was in the month of October 1777 immediately after the Battle at Red Bank, the company Marched from Marylanding, and Marched by Blue Anchor to Haddonfield where we quartered and remained a few days we then Marched to Mount Holly from there we went to Bordentown, and then down the River to Coopers ferries, and from there we went back to Haddonfield, where quartered and remained until discharged in the latter part of the month of November having served one Month, during this tour we had a pretty smart Skirmish with the enemy at Gloucester about three or four Miles from Haddonfield, in which Lieut Lucas was killed and Ensign John Tilton was wounded, I was orderly Sergeant this month —
He next entered as a private in a company commanded by Capt John Somers in Col Ellis Regiment this was in March 1778, the company Marched from Mays landing aforesaid, by Blue Anchor to Haddonfield where we quartered and remained one Month, during this tour Patrick McCollum, Benjamin Endicott Fochers, were

were surprised and taken prisoners while standing guard at Coopers ferry, they belonged to our company, or some of them did - Endicott was one of our company,
Provided by Bey Scull In Thomas
He next entered in the Month of August 1778 in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in Col Somers Regt the company Marched to the Forks of Little Egg Harbor River, where we joined a considerable number of Troops from the Counties of Salem Gloucester and Burlington and Col Proctor's Artillery was there also - We remained there about two weeks and then moved down the River to Seeds Point where we remained a few days, and then Marched to Somers Point where we quartered and remained until discharged in the Month of October 1778 after having served two months - during this time the British fleet lay at the mouth of Little Egg Harbor River, they came ashore times several in their Boats, and burnt what they could find during the short time we allowed them to stay, in going out one of their ships - grounded on the Bar, and they were obliged set fire to her and blow her up, She was called the Ship Deborah - during this time also, we built the Fort at Somers Point, this fort was built under the directions of Col Proctor, the remains of it are yet to be seen -

Proved by Jno Stewart Rich Sayres Bery Scull Jno Thomas Henry Snell
We next entered in the latter part of the Month of October 1778 in what was then called "The Egg Harbour Guard" in company commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in Col Rob t Sayles Regiment, we were stationed at the Fort at Somers Point and remained there and in the service for one year. When we again entered in the same service under the same officers, for one year more at the end of the second year we again entered in the same service under the same officers for one year longer. When there being no longer necessity for our services we were discharged, and I did not go into the service again during the war. This last mentioned service in "The Egg Harbour Guard" commenced in October 1778, (he has on the 25 th day of that Month but he can not remember the particular day on which he entered); and continued until October 1781 being three years, and during this period they were stationed at the Fort at Somers Point and some part of the Guard were always there and on duty, but as our business was to Guard a coast of thirty or forty Miles in extent, it was seldom that we were all there together - We generally took turns some of us remained at the Fort while others of us were Marching up and down the coast.

We had very frequent Skirmishing with the Refugees and Tories and sometimes with the Enemy, that is the British who Landed frequently in Boats from their Vessels, for the purpose of plundering the Inhabitants; The whole length of time that he served and while in a regular Organized body was three Years and nine months and a half One Month of which time he served as a Corderly Sergeant and three Years eight Months and a half as a private — was born on the 27th day of January 1753 at Egg Harbour in the County of Gloucester, New Jersey, I have a record of my age, it is in a Bible at my own house in Hamilton Township I was living in the same Township of Hamilton when called into service and have lived there since the Revolutionary War, and now live there — I was Drafted once under Capt. Snell and served four months and a half I Volunteered whenever I was out other than that time — Col Proctor was with us at Somers Point, Genl Washington was with us at Trenton Princeton & Morristown, Col Green was at Red Bank when we were there, and I saw many Regular officers besides but I did not know any of them — I saw Genl Washingtons Army at Trenton Princeton

and Merristown, I saw, Col Proctor's Ar- tillery at Eggharbour, I saw Col Ellis Regiment of Militia at Haddonfield Col Somers at Eggharbour - I think I received a discharge when I was discharged from the four months service but am not certain, if I did I have lost it
I am acquainted with John Estill Esquire, Philip Emmell Esquire Major J. R. Scull, Genl Doughty, and others in my neighbourhood -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state, and further that he has no documentary evidence and the only evidences of his services are to be found in the Affidavits hereto annexed -
Sworn & subscribed in open court, the day and year first above written
Ephraim Miller
This Edward & Dover marks

We John Estell and Philip Emmell Esquires residing in the county of Gloucester New Jersey, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Downs, who has sworn and subscribed to the above foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
In Estell sworn & Philip Emmell aff d in open court May 7 th 1833 & subscribed at Farmville
John Estell Philip Emmell
Ephraim Miller
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the court further Certifies that it appears to them that John Estell and Philip Emmell Esquires who have signed the preceding Certificate are - residents

resident in the said County of Gloucester in the neighbourhood of the said Edward Dowers, and that they are respectable and credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to full credit —
Ephraim Kelley
I John Smallwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Glou- cester in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Dowers for a periscus —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Woodbury this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred & thirty three.
Smallwood C.R.

State of New Jersey Gloucester County ss
Anthe. Seventh day of May AD 1833 before me the Subscriber one of the Jus- tices of the peace of the peace in and for the said County of Gloucester, personally appeared Benjamin Scull of the said County aged Seventy nine years or upwards and John Thomas of the said County aged Seventy eight years and upwards, who are known to me to be credible persons whose statement is entitled to credit and belief, who each of them, being duly sworn according to law say upon their respective oaths aforesaid that they are both well acquainted with Edward Dovers, and have known him since before the commencement of the Revolutionary War - And further that they know that the said Edward Dovers was a soldier in the Militia of New Jersey during said War, and that he was in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in Col Somers Regiment which was company Marched to the Forks of Little Egg Harbor River in the month of August 1778 where it joined the Regiment, and also a large number of Troops from the counties of Salem Gloucester and Burlington, that they remained there about two weeks from there they Marched to Leeds Point and from Leeds Point to Somers

Somers Point where they remained until October 1778, and further that they know that the said Edward Dower belonged to The Eggharbour Guard in a company com- manded by captain Samuel Snell in lieut Robert Taylors Regiment, and that he served in that company for the next three years until the month of of October 1781, when the company was discharged, and the Guard broken up , there being no longer any need of their services they know that the said Edward Dower performed these services because they were out at the same time in the same company, and performed the like services, themselves they saw each other sometimes every day, and sometimes there were several days together that they did not see one another, these times happened when they were called to different parts of the shore and when they were on their Lookout parties, some of us would be in the Fort while others were obliged to go on these excursions —
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written before Philip Amey
Benjamin his  his Scull mark
John his Thomas mark

Gloucester County
before Philip Stewart one of the Justices of the peace of said County. Personally appeared John Stewart on this solemn on his solemn oath. Saith he will be 73 years of age on the 4 th day of August 1833, and the said John Stewart saith he was born at Abseguam in Egg Harbor Township known as Gallinago Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey and the said John Stewart saith he always lived within 15 or 20 miles of said Abseguam, in the County aforesaid, and the said John Stewart saith he recollects the revolutionary war between the United States of America and Great Britain, as he was out in said war, and the said John Stewart saith he recollects a man by the name of Edward Dawes being out in the said revolutionary war, and saith he recollects the said Edward Dawes being at Haddonfield under the command of Capt. Samuel Steele of Egg Harbor (formerly a new England man) and the the said John Stewart saith he will know that Edward Dawes was at the

at the battle of Trenton, and the said John Stewart saith he recollects of the said Edward Dancers being a soldier at Glenn town now called Shippensburg, and the said John Stewart saith the said Edward Dancers was one of the soldiers that helped to take the refugees or Tories at Sarah Shetmans Between Arquebus and Somers point near the friend meeting house at the time when Robert Moore was killed, the said John Stewart saith he is positive the said Edward Dancers was at the places afore said as the said John Stewart was at said places with said Edward Dancers and the said John Stewart saith he knows that said Edward Dancers was one of a certain guard, to guard the shore from Somers point up to Arquebus Leds point, Chesnut neck and to Glenn Town now called Shippensburg, and the said John Stewart saith he knows that the said Edward Dancers served several years in said war during said revolution and

And that two years or more was in a Guard, called Egg Harbor Guard, to guard the Sea Shore to keep the refugees or Tories, and English from destroying & plundering said Shores And the said John Stewart saith that Edward Dawes lived in Egg Harbor Township Gloucester County and now called Hamilton Township, and the said Edward Dawes - is now living and lives at the same place yet where his father lived before him. There is one thing the said John Stewart saith he did not mention before but the said John Stewart saith he recollects perfectly well of seeing the said Edward Dawes, in the battle with the Tories Hessians at Mount Holly Burlington County - New Jersey, as the said John Stewart saith he was there at the same time under the Command of Capt Samuel Snell, and the said John Stewart saith that he is certain that Edward Dawes was

was cut at Glam Town at a certain time when a man by the name of John Kan was killed, the said John Kan was bayoneted to death, any further  saith not by the referees called Morris, And further saith not John Stewart
Taken, Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 28. day of May 1833
Philip Emmell - And I the said Philip Emmell Justice aforsaid, do hereby certify that the said John Stewart is respectable and credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief - Philip Emmell
State of New Jersey Gloucester County ss: I John B Smallwood clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Philip Emmell Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Benjamin Scull and John Thomas, and John Stewart were made was at the time of the doing thereof, one of the Justices of the peace of the said County of Gloucester duly commissi- oned and qualified, and that the signature of the said Philip Emmell subscribed to said affidavits is genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office at Woodbury this first day of July AD eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Smallwood clk

State of New Jersey } Gloucester County } ss -
Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Gloucester aforesaid, Richard Sayres, who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say - as follows, viz: That I shall be eighty six years of age in September next - I reside at this time in Camden in the County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey - That I served upwards of a year as a soldier during the revolutionary war, in the militia of New Jersey, and now receive a pension from Government for said service. I am well acquainted with Edward Dovers, and have known him more than fifty years - I should suppose him to be near eighty years of age - I have not seen him for eight or nine years past - When I last saw him, he resided near Mays Landing in said County of Gloucester. I know that the said Edward Dovers served as a militiaman during some part of the revolutionary war, and that he was considered a good soldier - I cannot at this distant period of time remember how long he did serve, or under whose command - I think he served some time with me, on Chesnut neck and other parts of Egg harbour, in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Snell - I think he was out with that company at the time Captain Snell's son was shot by one of his own sentinels - My impression is that the said Edward Dovers was at the battles of Trenton and Princeton with us, but I cannot now be positive of this - I recollect perfectly well that Captain Snell was at the battles of Trenton and Princeton, with his company - At those battles I did not serve under Captain Snell - The company in which I served on these occasions was commanded by Captain Asaell Pierson - The battles of Trenton and Princeton were fought about the beginning of January A.D. seventeen hundred and seventy seven - The service at Chesnut neck was performed a considerable time after this, and was chiefly against

The Refugees and Tories from New York, who were continually committing outrages along the Egg harbor shore - I resided in the same neighbourhood with the said Edward Downs - That is, in the neighbourhood of Maylanding in said County of Gloucester, for a period of not less than thirty years, since the revolutionary war. He has always borne the character of a correct and honest man; and a man of truth and veracity - He is reputed in the neighbourhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution - and was such, as I have herein before declared, to my own knowledge -
I sworn and subscribed this first day of July A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three - before me
Isaac Wilkins
Richard Sayre
And I the said Isaac Wilkins judge as aforesaid, do certify that the said Richard Sayre is a person of credibility, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief
Isaac Wilkins
State of New Jersey Gloucester County ss:
I John B. Smallwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the state aforesaid do certify that Isaac Wilkins Esquire before whom the above affidavit of Richard Sayre was made, was at the time of the doing thereof one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester duly commissioned and qualified and that the sig- nature of the said judge subscribed to said affidavit is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Woodbury in said County this first day of July eighteen hundred and thirty three
Smallwood

The State of New Jersey Gloucester ss
On the sixth day of November 1833 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Gloucester, personally appeared Ed ward Dowers of the said County, aged eighty years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, Saith that in addition to the service of nine Months and a half in the Revolutionary War, and which service is particularly mentioned in his orig- inal application for a pension - he served in what was then called the Egg Harbour Guard "in a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in Col Robert Taylors Regt. as follows to wit - In the latter part of the Month of October 1778 He entered the said service in the Company Commanded by Capt Samuel Snell aforesaid, and was stationed at Somers Point, he entered the service for one year - the first service that we performed after we entered the Company was to build two small Forts or Batteries at Somers Point at the Mouth of Great Egg Harbour River, and a Barracks at the same place - we were stationed at Somers Point at these Forts and Barracks until our terms of service had expired in the Month of October 1779. during which time he was constantly engaged in the service

Service, which Consisted in Marching up and down the Sea Coast, and along Great and Little Egg Harbour Rivers, and the Country between those Rivers, and in standing Guard at Somers Point at the Forts. —
At the expiration of the term in October 1779, he again entered in the same service under the same Captain Snell in Col Taylor Regiment for one year longer — and was Stationed at the same place, and continued to perform the same kind of service that he did the first year until his term expired — during which tour, he was constantly engaged in the service in the above mentioned Company — At the expiration of the second year in the month of October 1780, he again entered in the same service for one year longer under the same Capt Samuel Snell in Col Taylor Regiment, and was stationed at the same place. The Enemy at this time had become much less troublesome than formerly, and the necessity for a Guard along the Sea Coast was not so great, and although he entered for one year, he was not in actual service all the time — and according to the best of his recollection at this time he served this year about four or five Months. Certainly

Certainly as long as four Months - a Guard was Kept Constantly at the Fort at Somers Point until the end of the year in October 1781, and we took turns in standing Guard. One party of us would take our turn, which was about three Weeks then we would be relieved, and go home, and would not be Called there again for perhaps two months and not until the whole company which consisted of about 60 or 70 men had taken their turns, the number of men on Guard at one time was about 20 or 25 in this way they Continued to serve till the expiration of their Term in October 1781 when they were discharged And he was not out again during the War - The whole length of time that he served during the War and whilst engaged in a Regularly Organized body was three Years one month and a half - One month of which time he served as Orderly Sergeant, the remainder of the time, being three Years and one half of a month he served as a private during all which time he was in actual service either in the field or in the Garrison and was not during the time engaged in any Civil pursuit - in his Original application

Application he stated that he served three Years in the Eggharbour Guard, and the reason that he stated this was because he entered for that term, and although he did not serve the whole of the last year he was all the time in readiness to go whenever called, and was out several times when Alarms were given in consequence of the Landing of the Enemy or Refugees on some part of the Coast — And this deponent further saith, that The Eggharbour Guard "Consisted of Militia detached for that particular purpose, previous to the formation of this Guard, the Militia from that district of Country took their turns and performed their regular tours of duty the same as the other Militia of New Jersey, but the Country at that day being so thinly settled, that when they were away, the whole Coast was left almost entirely defenceless, about that time too, a number of Privateers had been fitted out of Great and Little Eggharbour Rivers, these Privateers as well as the Privateers from the Eastern States, often times when they made prizes run them up these Rivers, in consequence there were a considerable number run up Little Eggharbour River to a place called Chesmit

Chesnut Creek, and a man up Great Egg Harbor River as high as a place called Dovers Landing, where this deponent now lives, he has seen more than a dozen lying there, at one time. The British Cruisers which were con- tinually hovering around the coast sometimes caught the prizes as they were coming in, and they frequently landed from their Boats, and burned the houses of men who were active in the Revolution. Stole their Cattle and sheep, burned their Hay Bams &c and committed other depreda- tions upon their property, under these circumstances Col Richard Somers who then commanded the Regiment went to the Governor and obtained permission to form this Guard, and got the men in that district of Country exempted from any other duty - they were told this at the time they entered in the Guard, they were told if they entered that they would not be called away as formerly, previous to that time he this deponent had been to Morristown Somerset Princeton & a distance of more than 100 Miles, but after that he was not called to any other service, when they entered this service he thinks that each man signed his name to a paper

but is not Certain of this, they entered for one year at a time and served as before stated — and during the service they had frequent skirmishes with the British as they landed from their Boats and also with the Refugees —
From & Subscribed date above before Michael C. Fisher
Edward his * Dowens (mark)
Gloucester County ss: On this seventh day of November 1833 before me the subscriber One of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Henry Bell aged sixty nine years and upwards a person of Credibility Whose statement is entitled to full credit and belief, who being first duly sworn according to law saith that he is well acquainted with Edward Dowens and has known him since the Revolutionary War, and this deponent further saith that from the Month of March 1779 till December of that year, he belonged to what was then called "The Egg Harbor Guard", and was stationed at Somers Point at the Fort there, he was the Drummer of

of Capt Samuel Snell Company, and he now receives a pension for his services there, and this deponent further saith that during all the time he was in the service the said Edward Downer was also in the service at that place in the same Capt Snell Company, and that when he went into the service the said Edward Downer was there and in the service, and that when he left the service he left the said Edward Downer there, and further that this deponent has always understood that the said Edward Downer was along time in that service and that he continued in the service as long as the Guard was kept up, which was more than two years
From Subscribed this date above before me Federal Champion Justice of the peace
Henry Snell—
Gloucester County ss : On the sixteenth day of November A D 1833 before me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared David Somers of the said County aged seventy eight years and

and upwards, a person of credibility, who being first duly sworn according to law saith that he is well acquainted with Edward Dowers, and has known him since the Commencement of the Revolutionary War - And this deponent further saith that he and the said Edward Dowers per- formed several Tours of duty together during said War, the first tour of duty the performed together was at Somers Point in May 1776 in a company Com- manded by Capt Robert Snell in Col Somers Regiment, we remained in the service one Month, and were discharged. The next service they performed together was in the Month of November and December 1776 at Haddonfield and Mount Holly in a company Commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in Col Ellis Regt. The term of service was one Month at the expiration of which time this depo- nent was discharged and went home, Capt Snell went on with his Company to Trenton Princeton and Morristown the said Edward Dowers and many others went on with him Thomas Somers a Brother of this deponent went on Sam- uel Somers went on, Thomas Morris went on and James Barker and others, they returned in March following -
The next service they performed together was at Haddonfield in the

Months of October and November 1777 this deponent was in Capt Christopher Raper Company in Col. Ellis Regiment during this time we had a pretty smart Skirmish with the Enemy at Gloucester in which Lieut Lucas was killed and Ensign Tilton wounded this service lasted one month - David Somers sworn & subscribed date { above before me. Michael. C. Fisher -
Gloucester County ss On the nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three before me the subscriber One of the Judges of of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County, personally appeared Zachariah Bowen of said County aged seventy three Years nearly, a person of Credibility who being first duly sworn according to law saith that he is well acquainted with Edward Dowers and has known him since the early part of the Revolu- tionary War, and this deponent further saith that he remembers that the said Edward Dowers was in the service during said War, and that he was at

at Haddonfield in the month of December 1776 in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Snell, he this deponent was there at the same time in a company commanded by Capt Zephaniah Steelman, from Haddonfield we all marched to Mount Holly and remained there until driven out by the Hessians, we then retreated to Haddonfield and from there marched through Moorestown to Bordentown and from Bordentown to Trenton and Princeton and were in the battles at those places in the beginning of January 1777 - he remembers to have seen the said Edward Dower at all the above mentioned places, And this deponent further saith that he remembers that the said Edward Dower was at Haddonfield in the month of November 1777 in a company commanded by Capt Jasibet Clark this deponent was in Capt Paynes Co both Companies were attached to Col Ellis Regiment -
Subscribed and from date above before me Michael C. Fisher
Zadock his  X Bowen mark

I John L Smallwood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Gloucester in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Michael L Fisher Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits of Edward Dovers, David Somers and Zadock Bowen were made, was at the doing thereof one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature of the said Michael L Fisher subscribed to the said affidavits respectively is genuine - And I do further certify that Federal Champion Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Henry Snell was made was at the doing thereof a Justice of the peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Woodbury this nineteenth day of No- vember A D 1883
Smallwood CL
forwa

Woodbury April 14 1836
Hon: William V. Shinn
Dear Sir
In the year 1833 I sent to the pension Office, the Application of Old Edward Dowers for a pension, He claimed for services performed at Somers Point in a company Commanded by Capt Samuel Snell in what was called The Egg Harbor Guard, Objections were made to this Service unless reference should be made to the laws under which the troops were embodied &c. After that time I made Considerable search in the Secretarys Office, and among the old laws and records, but could find no law or other positive evidence of the existence of such a Corps — I then procured the affidavits of James Somers Jesse Somers and Thompson Price, who are respectable men, not applicants for pensions and who speak positively of the existence of such a Corps, they all then lived and still live at Somers Point, Price was the Orderly Sergeant of the Co and for his services there and at other places has rec d a pension from the State of New Jersey for several years past — and James and Jesse Somers speak of their having seen the men almost every day — this however was said to be insufficient, and lately I made further search but without obtaining any additional information — And I do not expect that any satisfactory evidence on that subject can be had — the old man therefore does not

not desire me to pursue that part of his Claim any further — But in addition to this service, he has performed a good deal of service to which there has not been any objection — And for this, he wishes a pension in addition to the service mentioned in his declaration before me at Haddonsfield in the winter offspring of the year 1778 which he forgot to mention at the time his declara- tion was made out, tho' I presume he must lose, altho' he could at that time have proved the service conclusively — But he is very old and poor and would rather have a small pension than be put to further trouble about it — I would be much obliged if you would go to the Office and try to get the pension for him — he is certainly a worthy old man and has performed much service and he thinks it very hard that others (who he says) did not do near so much service as himself should have pensions and he, none — I am sorry to give so much trouble, and I would not willingly do so, but I presume that it will be sufficient that it is for an old soldier
I am very Respectfully Yrs & J. B. Smallwood
I would be pleased to hear from you as early as convenient as I am going to the neighbourhood of the old man in a short time

To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Washington. United States. Permit us to inquire the situation of the Pension of Captain John Douglass of the Army of the Revolution.
We represent his two daughters viz. Mrs. Elizabeth Ottinger; Mrs. Ann Sternson; and his son, Mr. Samuel L. Douglass. Their statement, sworn to, shews, That the Pension was for sometime paid. They claim what may be due; and future payment. We send their statement. And papers, viz. One signed, D. D. Addison, dated Wash- ington D.C. March 20th. 1851 addressed W. Jno. Douglass U.S. Pensioner, care of Mr. Jno. Douglass, Sen. Southwark 1st. Ward Phila, and the blank form referred to in it: which we cannot explain, and they

can not explain.
These ladies are widows, of great age; of respectability, entire.
Promptness will be grateful
We have the honor to be
Yours most respectfully,
Phila. Oct 8. 1857
Charles Wheeler
Address:
C. Wheeler,
Attn Paul Brown
D. P. Brown
Oct 8
1857
Phil.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 22 d , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Edward Bowers, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Jersey Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Paton
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.